The Accordion Method of Time Management, or Thoughts on Scene
The author of Clutch (Tin House, February 2026) reflects on poetic time, dialogue, and writing effective scenes.
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Article Archive
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Ten Questions for Anne Fadiman
“If someone else could do it better, don’t write it.” —Anne Fadiman, author of Frog: And Other Essays
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Ten Questions for April Reynolds
“Look around, have courage, and learn to say yes to things you are unfamiliar with from time to time.” —April Reynolds, author of The Shape of Dreams
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Ten Questions for Alice Evelyn Yang
“One day, all that sacrifice will have been worth it.” —Alice Evelyn Yang, author of A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing
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On Multimodality, Form, and Reverent Innovation
The author of Cord Swell (Norton, 2025) considers the power of leveraging different media in poetry.
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Marvelous and Dangerous: A Q&A With Rachel Eliza Griffiths
In her new memoir, The Flower Bearers, Rachel Eliza Griffiths unpacks grief and hard-won survival with a poet’s touch, offering a narrative of raw vulnerability, strength, and resolve.
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Ten Questions for Andrés Cerpa
“Look up from your own desperation and walk outside. No matter the weather, be outdoors each day. It will help you.” —Andrés Cerpa, author of The Palace
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Capturing Sacred, Secular Imagery
The author of Cord Swell (Norton, 2025) reflects on offering reverence to ordinary objects in poetry.
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Ten Questions for Bianca Stone
“Advice for poets should be poems.” —Bianca Stone, author of The Near and Distant World
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Crafting the Artifact of Voice
The author of Cord Swell (Norton, 2025) considers how memory can be mined for particular phrases and pronunciations to guide poetry.
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Academy of American Poets Names Robert Casper President, Executive Director
Casper, who has worked at a number of literary arts organizations over the last twenty-five years, most recently as head of Poetry and Literature in the Literary Initiatives Office at the Library of Congress, will start in his new role on January 26.
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Ten Questions for Xiaolu Guo
“Many unknown things are possible, many unexpected turns of events will arise.” —Xiaolu Guo, author of Call Me Ishmaelle
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Toward the Sensuous Form: Transing the Essay
The author of Voice of the Fish: A Lyric Essay (Graywolf Press, 2022) reflects on what a trans essay might look like.
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Toward the Sensuous Form: Embracing New Forms of Knowing in the Essay
The author of Voice of the Fish: A Lyric Essay (Graywolf Press, 2022) considers what it would mean for the essay to embrace new kinds of meaning-making.
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The Literature of Illness, Healing
Bellevue Literary Review celebrates twenty-five years of platforming creative writing about health and the world of the body.
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Writers’ History Lessons
The Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project enlisted writers to tell a nation’s stories. Now the People’s Recorder podcast explores the history of the project and its continued relevance.
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Truing the Narrative: Revising for Symmetry to Make Your Manuscript Sing
When a memoirist studies her manuscript for patterns in theme and style, the symmetries she cultivates bring powerful shape to her book.
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Dare to Defamiliarize: In Praise of Fluidity
The acclaimed fiction writer, essayist, comic book writer, and screenwriter cautions against growing too rigid in your practice and suggests kicking down some doors and using writing as a multi-tool.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Write a poem that reflects on the passing of time, a story that uses anonymity to build themes of disappearance and loneliness, or a personal essay about your relationship to a specific technology.
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Q&A: Sze Named U.S. Poet Laureate
The newly appointed U.S. poet laureate discusses how he learned his craft as a literary translator and his plans for promoting poetry in translation.
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The Written Image: Ediciones Vigía
Based in Matanzas, Cuba, Ediciones Vigía has transformed over forty years from an informal gathering of creatives into an inventive artisan book press and publishing workshop.
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Literary MagNet: Patricia Q. Bidar
Flash fiction writer Patricia Q. Bidar highlights journals, including Ghost Parachute and Flash Frog, that embrace the shortest of short fiction and have published her work.
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Small Press Points: Half Mystic
Founded in Singapore in 2015 and now based in New York City, Half Mystic Press publishes two books each year that engage with music—in theme or in spirit—as well as an annual journal.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including The Palace by Andrés Cerpa and The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
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Study Shows Reading on the Decline
A study in iScience found a 43 percent drop over the last twenty years in the number of Americans who report reading for pleasure daily.
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